California woman sprays child with poison, police say

GROVER BEACH -- A 60-year-old California woman is facing child cruelty charges after police say she sprayed a 7-year-old neighbor in the face with a poisonous pesticide.

Officers responded Wednesday to a condominium complex in Grover Beach following reports of an assault on a young girl. Investigators determined the child was approached by Julie Wilhelmina Rodenhuis and sprayed with a weed killer. The child was treated at the scene and taken to a hospital. Police Cmdr. John Peters tells the San Luis Obispo Tribune the girl is expected to make a full recovery. Rodenhuis was arrested on suspicion of assault with a deadly weapon, battery with serious injury and child endangerment.